Electioneering in 91 upazilas ends at Friday midnight

The curtain falls on electioneering in 91 upazilas of 43 districts Friday midnight, 32 hours before the opening of voting in the upazilas.
 In the fourth phase of the 4th upazila elections, the voting will be held from 8am to 4pm  Sunday without any break in the 91 upazila parishads, according to a news agency.
 As many as 364 magistrates — 273 executive and 91 judicial ones –have been appointed to lead mobile courts in the polls areas with a view to curbing any possible election violence and violation of polls codes.
 A total of 1,186 candidates are contesting the elections against 273 posts in the 91 upazilas. Of them, 389 are chairman candidates, 485 vice chairman contenders and 312 vice chairman candidates for the post set aside for women.
 There are 1,38,59,278 voters — 69,07,965 men and 69,51,322 women — who can exercise their franchise in 39,516 booths of 5884 polling stations in the upazilas.